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May 26, 2023
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Review: Bun & Patti brings better burgers to Little Italy

I love a good burger. But the older I get, the fewer I eat. So when I do indulge about once a month, I don’t bother with fast food or run-of-the-mill burgers. I want a sit-down restaurant, house-ground patty burger cooked just right with delicious toppings, a crisp butter-toasted bun and a side of hand-cut fries. Lucky for me, San Diego has lots of great burgers, and one of my new favorites — the Smoke Show — is at Bun & Patti, a family-run burger-and-bar outlet that opened in March in Little Italy. In honor of National Hamburger Day on Sunday, Bun & Patti is offering a 15...

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May 9, 2023
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Highest-Rated Restaurants for Burgers in San Diego, According to Yelp

SAN DIEGO — There’s something about a hamburger. The way juices from the freshly grilled meat gently dribble down your chin as you take that first bite into the succulent patty, seasoned to perfection. Something about the way the cheese curves along the sides, melting slowly over the ground-beef goodness placed gently between two buns.  While that certain something may always defy definition—what can be said for certain is that America, and what seems like the world, loves hamburgers. Named after Hamburg, a region in Germany known for its cattle, the Hamburg steak was the first step toward what would become the sandwich we know and love today. Served...

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April 25, 2023
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Bacon Truck Pop-Up Coming To Little Italy’s Bun & Patti

Husband and Wife Open Gourmet Burger Joint in Little Italy All aboard the bacon truck! Bun & Patti, Little Italy’s newest fine-casual burger restaurant, is bringing home the bacon on Saturday, April 29 during a special “Bacon on the Block” pop-up featuring menu specials and bacon samples by Baker’s Bacon Truck. This is event for the serious bacon lovers out there! Chef Tony Baker, chef and owner of Baker’s Bacon, will be rolling up in his truck serving up samples of his melt-in-your-mouth bacon while filling the streets with the delectable scent of smoked bacon. READ MORE ...

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March 29, 2023
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SD Food News

Husband and Wife Open Gourmet Burger Joint in Little Italy Elion and Amy Prodani know that burgers can bring people together. Amy’s late mother, Patti, used to serve them at dinner parties, overseeing the proceedings with a glass of red wine in hand. When the Prodanis began dreaming up an idea for their future “fine casual” burger joint, the name Bun & Patti came to mind as a playful and fitting homage. Elion has spent his career overseeing fine dining restaurants, including those at Las Vegas hotel the Wynn. While Bun & Patti is his first venture as an entrepreneur, all that industry experience has shaped each detail of the restaurant,...

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March 27, 2023
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Bun & Patti The Dish

Bun & Patti, a gourmet “fine casual” burger restaurant, opened last week in Little Italy. Founded by 20-year Las Vegas restaurateur Elion Prodani and his wife, Amy, the restaurant serves burgers made from gourmet beef blends, fried chicken sandwiches made with organic Mary’s chicken, chicken wings, salads, power bowls, milkshakes and nonalcoholic cocktails. The restaurant’s signature burger, Smoke Show, is made with Flannery Beef’s 14-day dry-aged beef with truffle aioli. Bun & Patti is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2171 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. bunandpatti.com READ MORE ...

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March 22, 2023
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Bun & Patti

Living up to its name, this new “fine casual” restaurant serves premium-quality craft burgers in laidback digs. The menu boasts hearty burgers, such as the Notorious B&P (pictured)—two all-natural beef patties (no hormones or antibiotics), cheddar, secret sauce and fixings on a toasted brioche bun; plus free-range chicken sandwiches, wings and salads; along with truffle fries, onion rings, mac ‘n’ cheese and a house-made chocolate chip cookie with ice cream. To drink: craft beer, wine and milkshakes. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 2171 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy, 619.637.6284. READ MORE ...

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